X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [66.219.56.253] (HELO mail.qnsi.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3643794 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 15 May 2009 21:43:14 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.219.56.253; envelope-from=bhughes@qnsi.net Return-Receipt-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: First Flight Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 20:43:42 -0600 Message-ID: <74120FDE88CAFE4DBDA8814BCE20A3F315E201@qnsi-mail.qnsi.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C9D5D0.208FA62E" X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: First Flight Disposition-Notification-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Thread-Index: AcnVxqpLAlE2VsOERbi5iSu9DxMNywACNnYg X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 References: From: "Bobby J. Hughes" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C9D5D0.208FA62E Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yep. I was very surprised the oil and water didn't drop to about 180F. But the ducts are not really sealed. Problem is I can really reach them with the lower fairing installed. Still trying to come up with a method to make a seal. =20 Bobby ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Al Gietzen Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 7:36 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: First Flight=20 Bobby; Great! You've made that major milestone!! Those temps don't look bad at all. Oil below 210 on climb with OAT at 80 is good. It does seem that it should have dropped a bit further when level in the pattern. But hey; this things progress one step at a time. =20 See you at Cedar Park, =20 Al G =20 =20 -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bobby J. Hughes Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 4:18 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] First Flight=20 =20 It's done but not finished. First flight today for about 20 minutes around the airport. I still have a few odd tuning issues but Tracy believes it due to my MT electric prop and provided a different approach to try. My supercharger was mostly bypassed for this flight so MP pressure never got above 28". Take off rpm was at 6500 with the prop set for 2250. It flew like a 190 hp RV-10. About 800 fpm climb. I didn't push it and limited speed to about 110 mph. Fuel MAP needs to be much better before using the supercharger or increasing the prop \ engine rpm. I can run 34" MP at 7200 rpm and 36" at lower rpms. Still HP to be tapped.=20 =20 A few data points. Engine was warm before takeoff because of a few high power run. =20 Takeoff roll Oil and Water both at 191 F. 800 agl Oil 207 Water 196 Pattern Oil 205 Water 189. OAT 80. Gearbox oil exit 235 at the warmest. Looks like I need to seal my air ducts. They are a slip fit now and most likely not holding pressure. =20 Thanks to everyone on this list. No way this could have happened with out this community for support. Special gratitude to the Austin Rotary Bunch. Mark S., Dennis H. and Bob D. =20 =20 =20 Bobby J Hughes N416AS RV-!0 Renesis, Eaton M62 Supercharger MT electric prop ------_=_NextPart_001_01C9D5D0.208FA62E Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Yep. I was very surprised the oil and water = didn't drop to=20 about 180F. But the ducts are not really sealed. Problem is I can really = reach=20 them with the lower fairing installed. Still trying to come up with a = method to=20 make a seal.

Bobby

From: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Al=20 Gietzen
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 7:36 PM
To: = Rotary motors=20 in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: First Flight=20

Bobby;

Great! = You’ve made=20 that major milestone!!

Those temps = don’t=20 look bad at all. Oil below 210 on climb with OAT at 80 is = good. =20 It does seem that it should have dropped a bit further when level in the = pattern. But hey; this things progress one step at a = time.

See you at=20 Cedar = Park,

Al=20 G

-----Original=20 Message-----
From: = Rotary=20 motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bobby J. = Hughes
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 4:18=20 PM
To: Rotary motors = in=20 aircraft
Subject: = [FlyRotary]=20 First Flight

It's done but not=20 finished. First flight today for about 20 minutes around the = airport. I=20 still have a few odd tuning issues but Tracy believes it due to my MT = electric=20 prop and provided a different approach to try. My supercharger was = mostly=20 bypassed for this flight so MP pressure never got above 28". Take off = rpm=20 was at 6500 with the prop set for 2250. It flew like = a 190 hp=20 RV-10. About 800 fpm climb. I didn't push it and limited speed to about = 110 mph.=20 Fuel MAP needs to be much better before using the supercharger or = increasing the=20 prop \ engine rpm. I can run 34" MP at 7200 rpm and 36" at lower = rpms.=20 Still HP to be tapped.

A few data points. Engine = was warm=20 before takeoff because of a few high power run.

Takeoff roll Oil and = Water=20 both at 191 F.

800 = agl Oil=20 207 Water 196

Pattern Oil=20 205 Water 189.

OAT = 80.

Gearbox oil exit 235 at = the=20 warmest.

Looks like I need to seal = my air=20 ducts. They are a slip fit now and most likely not holding=20 pressure.

Thanks to everyone on this = list. No=20 way this could have happened with out this community for support. = Special=20 gratitude to the Austin Rotary Bunch. Mark S., Dennis H. and = Bob=20 D.

Bobby J=20 Hughes

N416AS = RV-!0 Renesis,=20 Eaton M62 Supercharger

MT electric = prop

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